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Derbyshire and Derby: Local government reorganisation

Documents relating to the government’s programme of local government reorganisation in Derbyshire and Derby.

Timeline

5 February 2025

°Õ³ó±ðÌýinvitation letter sent to councils in Derbyshire and Derby set out their milestones for reorganisation.

They were invited to submit final proposals for unitary local government by 28 November 2025.

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​AÌý was made to Parliament. This set out that a statutory consultation on the proposals received for local government reorganisation in Derbyshire and Derby ·É²¹²õÌý±ô²¹³Ü²Ô³¦³ó±ð»å.

On the same day, the Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness, Alison McGovern MP, wrote to the leaders of councils in Derbyshire and Derby to thank them for their proposals and to inform them of the consultation.

Derbyshire Dales District Council did not submit a proposal for unitary local government and so the letter is not addressed to their leader.

16 July 2026

​A was made to Parliament, setting out the Secretary of State’s decision to implement the proposal for 2 unitary councils to be established in Derbyshire and Derby.

​Secondary legislation, which will be subject to Parliamentary approval, will now be taken forward to abolish existing councils, establish new councils and make transitional arrangements. 

​Accompanying this announcement, letters were sent to leaders in Derbyshire and Derby.

Consultations

Letters to Derbyshire and Derby councils

Updates to this page

Published 5 February 2026
Last updated 20 July 2026 Show all updates
  1. Decision letter to council leaders added.

  2. First published.